Almost, Maine opened off-Broadway in the winter of 2005/2006 at the Daryl Roth Theatre, produced by Bulldog Theatrical.
The play was, and continues to be, widely praised for its smart, funny take on life and love in a small, mythical town in
far northern Maine. Almost, Maine was developed at the Cape Cod Theater Project (Andy Polk, Artistic Director) in 2002,
and by the Portland Stage Company (Portland, Maine; Anita Stewart, Artistic Director), where it received its world
premiere (2004) and went on to become the most successful play in Portland Stage's 32-year history; it sold out its run and garnered
critical acclaim. The Wall Street Journal named Almost, Maine one of the best regional theater productions of 2004-2005.
Following its off-Broadway run, Almost, Maine was chosen for inclusion in Smith and Kraus' New Playwrights: Best Plays of 2006.Almost, Maine has been produced hundreds of times in theatres all over the United States and in places as far flung as
South Korea, Austrailia, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Germany, and is available through Dramatists Play Service.

While Almost, Maine isn't a real place and doesn't exist, playwright John Cariani's hometown of Presque Isle, Maine,
does exist. And the characters of Presque Isle served as inspirations for those in Almost, Maine.